Disney Employees Hit with Fifth Round of Layoffs in Last Year While Bob Iger Gets 30% Pay Raise

Disney has declared another round of job cuts, making it their fifth in 2025. This follows a trend of significant downsizing throughout their entertainment empire. The most recent reductions impacted the Entertainment and ESPN Product and Technology department, with roughly 2% of its employees being let go.

Disney called it a “reallocation of resources,” although this decision comes after four significant workforce reductions over the past eight months.

But what makes this round especially controversial is what happened earlier this year.